New Nonfiction for Adults

Liespotting by Pamela Meyer: Describes techniques designed to help business leaders and other know when someone is lying to them, providing a broad overview of lying, and introducing the BASIC method, which combines facial recognition with advanced interrogation methods.

Buried Memories: The Katie Beer’s Story by Katie Beers: Beers was a profoundly neglected and abused child even before she was kidnapped on Long Island in 1992. Abducted by a family friend, she was held captive in an underground cell for 17 days and sexually abused. With smarts and strength, she slipped the bonds of captivity and began a new life.

Tattoo Magic by Aymara Arreza: Presents a wide array of artistic tattoos created by individuals throughout the world.

Etsy-preneurship by Jason Malinak: A guide to selling goods and services on the Etsy website.

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony: The author provides an account of his experiences after he agreed to take a herd of “rogue” wild animals into his game reserve in South Africa that were otherwise going to be exterminated.

The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams: Contains text and cartoons featuring comic strip characters Dilbert and Dogbert that look satirically at management and office politics in the business world.

The Encyclopedia of Angels by Richard Webster: Contains more than five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the traits, abilities, and specialties of angels from beliefs and traditions from around the world.

Alliance Public Library, serving the City of Alliance, Nebraska for over 100 years, is located at 1750 Sweetwater Avenue in Alliance, Nebraska, 69301. We may be reached by phone at 308-762-1387 or Fax at 308-762-4148.